Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 860th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Avenue (PL25 3PS) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Avenue (PL25 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ley Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gwartha Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crinnis Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crinnis Wood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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